To help runners reach their potential, the Program in Physical Therapy at the School of Medicine has launched a new running clinic to diagnose movement problems and promote the most efficient running mechanics for each runner. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21934.aspx

If the titans of finance had been paying attention, they would have seen that former economics Professor Hyman P. Minsky had predicted the Great Recession decades before it happened. Steven Fazzari, PhD, professor of economics in Arts & Sciences, will present a lecture on Minsky Wednesday, March 2. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21939.aspx

The Supreme Court should affirm the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, says law professor Greg Magarian, JD, because the act fits comfortably within a proper understanding of the federal-state balance of power. Magarian, a constitutional law expert, weighs in on the challenge to the health care bill. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21947.aspx

Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin is among the most celebrated Irish poets of her generation and arguably Ireland’s foremost female poet. On Monday, Feb. 28, and Tuesday, March 1, Ní Chuilleanáin, the Visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature in the Department of English in Arts & Sciences, will present two events as part of The Writing Program’s spring Reading Series. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21937.aspx

The annual Africa Week, this year themed “Africa Arise,” will be held on the Danforth Campus beginning Monday, Feb. 28. The week, sponsored by the African Students Association, aims to dispel misconceptions about African people and to showcase many of their achievements. FULL STORY

URL: http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/21942.aspx

• 3:30 p.m. JCEAS Spring 2011 Colloquium.“Beyond Area Studies: The Case of Studying Buddhism and Islam.” Johan Elverskog, prof. of religious studies, Southern Methodist U. and Adam McKeown, assoc. prof. of history, Columbia U. Sponsored by Joint Center for East Asian Studies (JCEAS) and East Asian Studies. Reception to follow. Free and open to the public. Women’s Bldg. Formal Lounge. (314) 935-4448.

• Graduate Student Research Symposium Saturday. Nearly 60 graduate and professional students will participate in the 16th annual Graduate Student Research Symposium from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, in the Laboratory Sciences Building. The symposium, which is open to the WUSTL community, provides graduate students with an opportunity to present their work to a broad audience of diverse academic backgrounds.

• Indoor track teams heading to conference championships. The men’s and women’s indoor track & field teams will participate in the University Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 26 and 27 at the University of Chicago.